my son does the same thing. he is 6 months old and he screams SO loud all the time, even when he is happy. I thought maybe there was something wrong with his hearing and his doctor said its fine, its just his way of communicating. It was cute at first but now it drives me crazy!! i dont know how to get him to stop!

I don't know about boys, but my five month old daughter has been screaming nonstop for about two months now....it WAS cute, not so much anymore. Haha. Yea, we always joke around that she is going to be a singer.

My 5 month old twin boy does this too. He screams when he is happy, he screams when he is mad, he screams when he is bored or hungry. Sometimes it is really loud and high pitched. I am afraid, if he keeps practicing, it will break windows.

My 7month son does exactly the same thing that the 2nd person wrote. ( with the stiff legs and all) I have a neice that I remeber doign the same thing so I know it can be normal.. But geez.. my ears. He screams when he's excited, happy, mad, hungry or just wants attention. I do love him so but wowo i'm goign toh ave to invest in Ear plugs!

From what I have gathered from other mommies; "this" seems to be most common w/boys... but normal. Gee, is this a sign of extreme temperment (he clearly must have gotten from his daddy?!) Anyway, I, too have a 7-month old boy and he does the same thing. It could be while he's playing, sitting in his chair or even while he's being held. Now, whenever he does "this" (screaming, straining his voice, turning his face red as he stiffens his legs up... I just scream back at him and he looks at me and laughs! Hey, it works and he stops.

i know a lot of babies and mine is the only one that does this...screams ALL the time. he is almost 9 months old. he's been doing this ever since he started babbling. i can't stand it. it's like nails on a chalkboard. is this REALLY normal? it scares me b/c i don't want him to continue this into toddlerhood. i might just go crazy.

Oh - Ok, great! So my son isn't the only child who does this!!! My 70 year old aunt seems to think it means he'll be a singer :) I don't know, but it's good to know that this is actually normal behavior...

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